The company has a changing culture of management which strives on keeping employees happy. Yet, the pressures of productivity standards are very high and sometimes very stressful to maintain on a day to day basis based on patient needs. The company virtually allows no exception to this, despite saying it places the patients first. Despite this, the company offers good pay and benefits.

If you are a self-respecting SLP who has a desire to work alongside competent and dedicated rehabilitation professionals and supportive clinical management at the facility level, while simultaneously being expected to meet unrealistic productivity standards and be accountable for every unbillable moment of your day (including use of the restroom) by a regional manager who is connected to you and your work setting by way of the internet, then Functional Pathways is for you.

I love my job as a COTA and my team at the Kingston, MA location is great however the current D.O.R is horrible. Does not care about employees and even encourages employees commit fraudulent acts just to get productivity rates. If the current D.O.R was not there, this place may have been a good place to work at despite the terrible health care benefits offered.This company does not see the value in their employees and always try to decrease pay rate compared to other companies. Average pay is under $24/hr where-as other companies pay about $28/hr.

If you like ridiculous productivity demands, massive amounts of paperwork then Functional Pathways is for you.

Physical Therapist (Current Employee) – Virginia – December 29, 2018

Low starting pay and unrealistic expectations from upper management who constantly add RightTrack, ScreenRight and many other written forms of busywork that make reaching the productivity standard nearly impossible without working off the clock. Productivity standards anywhere else is usually lower for PTs/OTs vs. COTAs and PTAs but FP has the same ridiculous standard for therapists and assistants. Hours are not prioritized to fill full time employees schedules first, but rather get full time employees the guaranteed 30 hours a week and then give hours to part time employees . PTO and sick days are not set amounts and are adjusted based on hours worked. FP is also too cheap to hire full time rehab techs to assist the therapists and assistants. This would balance the workload by transporting patients and maintaining the rehab gym so that all the massive amounts of paperwork can be completed as timely as they demand.

Pros

$5 gift card when your professions month rolls around, company lunches for $15 on a monthly basis if productivity is met

Cons

Exorbitant healthcare premiums, no paid time off, no raises despite initial promises, frequent communication from upper management when you are not toeing the line

I grew so much in this job. We had a few managers in and out during this time and it kept getting worse as the new ones came in. I got hurt on the job and wasn't released back to full duty and was let go with out a reason.

Nice facilities, management is good, Just like all other companies. Focused on productivity. The pay is average. Contract company so some facilities you don’t really feal like you belong , kind of keep rehab separate.

The SNF I worked at was fabulous. Great in house staff and facilities. However, functional pathways is a very poor employer. They are completely The money driven and care nothing about the patients or staff. My manager would have months notice that someone needed to be off but would not schedule PRN help and would instead push the other employees to pick up all the patients of the person who was off. He did not want anything to mess up his bonus, such as using PRN people. The productivity requirements for assistants was 92 to 93% but if you manage to maintain that, they question your ethics but if you fall below you are written up. They are not supportive of you at all if you have some sort of health crisis. There are definitely worse places to work, but not by much.

Unprofessional and disrespectful company that follows the almighty dollar

PT (Former Employee) – Tennessee – September 25, 2018

This company asks for professionalism and respect to follow their values and in return they do not offer that to their employees. Following their own policies and directives has been questionable and compliance with rules and regulations is at odds with their listed values. If you are in the business of making money and do not worry about CMS rules and regs....this company is for you.

Low starting pay and unrealistic expectations from upper management who rarely communicates with staff. Productivity standards are 90% for COTAs and PTAs. Hours are not prioritized to fill full time employees schedules first, but rather get full time employees the guaranteed 30 hours a week and then give hours to part time employees or outsource to other facilities so they meet their guaranteed hours. PTO and sick days are not set amounts and are adjusted based on hours worked.

Functional Pathways does not pay a competitive rate. The team I worked with was an absolute amazing team of therapist but the manager was difficult. He would continually be sent out of town and not notify the team until the last minute.

My manager is the best I've ever had, and he is so humble about it. He makes doing my job so much easier because he communicates well with me and the team, asks good rationale questions, brings up concerns right away, and supports me in front of nurses and doctors when I explain my opinion on how a patient ought to be treated. We recently had a meeting with our compliance director who reinforced that this company is all about patient-centered care, and that comes before the bottom line. I have never been more impressed by a therapy company than by FP. I work for them PRN, however I would absolutely work full time if that became an opportunity. Thank you, FP, for showing me that there are still companies that care about the patient first and can stay in the black doing so!

Corporate is cut throat and unfair. Managers were getting terminated frequently. We had multiple regional managers during my time there and a total over haul of the rehab team. Try to get the highest rate you can at hire because you will not get a raise while you are there. Unless you submit your resignation. Then they make a desperate attempt to keep you and offer you a higher rate that likely still is not as high as the new offer you received. Too little too late Functional Pathways. They preach to the staff to "keep the contract". How about "keeping good employees." Corporate will bow down to the buildings they are contracted in and fire managers and staff to appease them. Every company has their issues, but I'd save yourself the stress and look elsewhere.

This company require you to work hard with little down time during the day. If you are a therapist you can make well if not its not worth the salary for the amount of work you are asked to do. Plus you are NEVER off. I worked even on vacation.

Good physical environment at SNF. Promised annual raise but no staff ever got annual evaluation and therefore no raise. Now over a year an a half. Not consistent with scheduling. Always requiring more work out of us. Upper management only seem interested in profit, not quality of care.